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iluscombe
10-05-2005, 10:04 AM
Have just had my newly refurbished virgos and new tyres fitted to my car. Cant believe the difference they make. Best £100 (for the wheel refurb) I have spent since getting the car. I'm hoping that the brake dust wont stick to the wheels as much now they have been powder coated.

Ian


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dl242gt
10-05-2005, 03:49 PM
The gray looks very stealth and the Virgos go with that quite well. Nice
ride Ian. Is your car a GLT? I ask because you have the bumper stripes
on the front and back.

Enjoy the road,
isaac
10-05-2005, 07:33 PM
It is extremely rare that I'm impressed by a stock 240, but that car is frickin sweet looking.
iluscombe
10-05-2005, 07:44 PM
The gray looks very stealth and the Virgos go with that quite well. Nice
ride Ian. Is your car a GLT? I ask because you have the bumper stripes
on the front and back.

Enjoy the road,

Yes the car is a GLT. The stripes are a recent addition to the car, Got them from my local dealer.

Ian
Colovolvo
10-05-2005, 08:16 PM
Nice! What year is your car?
iluscombe
10-05-2005, 08:17 PM
It's a 1988 car.
jrocheunh
10-05-2005, 08:45 PM
Very nice. I am tempted to refinish my virgos once I put on snow tires.

Man now I want to add headlight wipers too... just because
Forg
10-05-2005, 10:31 PM
Very neat indeed! :)

Now, only one thing you might want to look out for ... powdercoat doesn't completely resist brake dust. Apparently it's a little porous; a few of the more exxy aftermarket wheels get a coat of clear over the top of the powder, just to keep the brake dust out. This is something I found out about after doing exactly the same thing as you did.

However, it does need to stay on there for a while before it 'gets in' to a point where you can't just clean it off. And it does wipe off pretty easily. So it's probably worth making sure you give the wheels at least a quick wipe-down every fortnight or so ... mine were looking as-new when I sold the car, 2-3 years after I had the wheels done.
Vee_Que
10-06-2005, 04:21 AM
Looks very very sweet.